HAZWOPER Training
on-site/off-site in person HAZWOPER Training
Train Employees to Properly Handle Hazardous Chemicals
HAZWOPER training equips workers with the knowledge to handle hazardous materials and emergency situations safely. It focuses on procedures and policies designed to minimize the risk of injury or illness in such environments. This training covers essential policies, practices, and procedures aimed at preventing harm from hazardous exposures at the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) established the HAZWOPER standard to help reduce the chances of injury or illness.
Who Needs 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training?
Most workers who are new to uncontrolled hazardous waste or emergency response operations are required to complete 40 hours of HAZWOPER training. This includes general site workers (such as laborers and equipment operators) and on-site management and supervisors.
Roles that require this training may include:
• Equipment operators
• General laborers
• Other general site workers
• On-site management and supervisory personnel
The 40-hour course is designed for workers who face the highest risk of exposure on the job. For workers and supervisors who are on site only occasionally and unlikely to be exposed above permissible exposure limits, 24-hour HAZWOPER training is appropriate. All workers who complete HAZWOPER training must take an 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher course each year.
On-site & Off-site Training Available
On-site & Off-site Training Available
40-Hour Training
*General site works and supervisors who can be exposed to hazardous substances (includes employees exposed to hazardous substances, clean-up operations, TSD facilities, emergency response, etc.)
- Introduction to OSHA
- Agencies and Regulations
- Fall Hazards
- Fall Protection
- Electrocution
- Struck-By Hazards
- Caught-In Hazards
- Confined Spaces
- Excavations
- Tools
- Fire Prevention
- Types of Hazards
- Toxicology
- Hazard Communication
- Levels of Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Respirators
- Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Waste
- Materials Handling
- Drums and Containers
- Ergonomics
- Decontamination
- Site Safety Planning
- Medical Surveillance
- Site Emergencies
- Toxicology
- Managing Safety and Health
24-Hour Training
*Employees who “occasionally” are on-site i.e., surveyors
- Agencies and Regulations
- Types of Hazards
- Hazard Communication
- Levels of Protection
- Respirators
- Detecting Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Waste
- Confined Spaces
- Fall Protection
- Decontamination
- Site Safety Planning
- Site Emergencies
8-Hour Training
*After the initial 40 hour training, OSHA requires attendees to take an 8-hour refresher class annually to maintain their training requirements
- Detecting Hazardous Materials
- Toxicology
- Respirators
- Site Safety Planning
- Decontamination
- Hazard Communication
- Hazardous Waste
- Levels of Protection
Which Workers Need HAZWOPER Training?
According to OSHA, the HAZWOPER standard applies to five groups of employers and their employees. HAZWOPER training is required for workers involved in:
- Cleanup operations required by a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or other, involving hazardous substances conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
- Corrective actions involving cleanup operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
- Operations involving hazardous waste conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities regulated under RCRA.
- Operations that generate hazardous waste but are not TSD facilities.
- Emergency response operations involving releases of, or substantial threats of releases of, hazardous substances without regard to the location of the hazards.
